How do you sink more putts? You can start by
getting a better handle on a pair of critical
variables: speed and direction. That’s the
motivating force behind Odyssey’s new Big T
putters, an extension of the highly successful
Works line that already features the impressive
Fusion RX insert that gets the ball rolling.

The Big T combines Odyssey’s
revolutionary Versa and Marxman alignment
systems, creating a dual alignment aid that can
only be described as a “Big T” when you set up
to the ball. The unique, white-on-black
alignment design is inspired in part by the
company’s existing Versa V-Line putter, a
perimeter-weighted mallet that features a black
contrasting aid in the shape of a T.

Odyssey
offers two distinctly shaped mallets in
their new Works Big T series of putters

“The Big T is an extension of our Versa
technology which had the contrast alignment
stripe that was perpendicular to the path. So
that really helps you you line up the putter,”
said Austie Rollinson, Principal Designer at
Odyssey Golf. “We also had some that were
turned 90 degrees like our 2-Ball Marksman
(from face to back). The Big T is a combination
of both of those.”

The dual
alignment design is uniquely incorporated into
the Big T Blade

Golfers who tend to struggle with either
alignment or pace will want to get their hands
on the new putters for testing. Odyssey is
releasing four distinct putters this month and
are confident that the new Works Big T will set
the benchmark for performance putters with
dual alignment.

We got a chance to roll some putts with "Big T"
at
the Ely Callaway Performance Center in Carlsbad the
day before it was released. And yes, it is easy to
align.
What the AmateurGolf.com team found is that a
byproduct of being aligned properly (especially on
the
line of your intended putt) is that more putts come
off
solid. Ask any good putter, and they will tell you that
hitting putts solid is the key to distance control. You
can't control 40 foot putts if you don't know what
part
of the putter face you're striking the ball on.

Rollinson, who has been with Odyssey
since 1991 and has designed most if not all the
putters the company has released since 1998,
came up with the concept of the dual alignment
after realizing that some players naturally
preferred the perpendicular design while others
preferred a parallel aid. “This gives you the
best of both worlds so it’s almost foolproof in
how easy it is to see if you’re square to your
target or not,” he said.

The V-
Line putter comes in both center-shafted
(pictured) and heel-shafted models

The main putter in this series is the
modified V-Line, one of the hottest mallets
offered in the marketplace. The perimeter-
weighted, high MOI design is currently used by
Callaway staffers Branden Grace and Danny
Willett on the European Tour. Additionally,
Odyssey also added the more compact #5
mallet putter, a center-shafted V-Line and the
completely new Big T Blade which was specially
designed so that the alignment strips are
directly incorporated as the predominant
feature.

Each of these putters comes with a black
powder coat shaft that reduces glare and has
proven to be a huge hit with tour players. With
the exception of the center-shafted model, all
other putters in this series use either a single-
bend shaft (#5 mallet) or a double-bend shaft,
each with a full-shaft offset.

Each Big
T putter comes with a sleek black powder coat
shaft

As part of the Works line, the Big T
putters also utilize the ever popular and
ingenious Fusion RX insert that, when coupled
with the White Hot insert, allows the ball to
come off the putter face faster with reduced
skidding.

“We took some of our best insert
technologies and fused them together into one.
That means taking our White Hot insert which
has been tour-proven over many, many years
and combine that feel with the roll
characteristics of our Metal-X pattern,” said
Rollinson. “In order to keep the feel of the
White Hot we decided to put a thin stainless
steel mesh on the front of the insert. [The
mesh] flexes with the insert so that you still get
the feel and ball speed of the White Hot, with
the friction that puts that good roll on the ball.
It’s probably the best insert we’ve made to
date.”

The Odyssey Works Big T putters will
retail for $179.99 each and will hit stores on
June 12th. Given that Odyssey is combining a
number of critically acclaimed, best-selling
technologies within the new line, expect the Big
T to generate big buzz this Summer.